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Jetting out of town for a cheeky sunshine weekender is a summer rite of passage – but trying to get all your face creams packed in a carry-on is a massive headache.

All less than the required 100ml for the plane, these travel-sized, hold-free heroes will see you sailing through security and ensure you look good from the moment you touch down.

Here are 20 of the best travel-sized beauty products…

TheWonder Stick

Picture: Tri-Balm by Frances Prescott

Spill-proof as it’s non-liquid, this skincare product blew us away. It is a wonder balm that cleanses, exfoliates and moisturises all in ONE solid, stick balm.

The Tri-Balm’s botanical oils cleanse, while enzymes from pumpkin seeds provide a gentle exfoliation and hyaluronic acid and vitamin E lock in moisture. The smell is gorgeous and it really does hydrate the driest of complexions.

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Created by leading make-up artist and expert facialist Frances Prescott, Tri-Balm contains pure, natural ingredients – no harmful chemicals, parabens, silicones or synthetics. It’s also suitable for all skin types.

A Good Night

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Ideal for getting top hydration on long haul flights – this is a vitamin A based night cream, developed to offer care to help skin repair and renew from the stresses of the day while you sleep in a small, convenient travel friendly container.

Scientifically developed cream to help rejuvenate skin through the strong antioxidant activity of the advanced ingredients, including a stable form of vitamin A. This allows overnight recovery and repair to reveal a softer, more youthful appearance for the new day ahead. We saw a difference after just one night.

A BRYT Start

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BRYT Calm serum is packed with plant nutrients that nourish the skin (particularly useful on long haul) and keeps the skin in check and protected from cabin air. It’s also beautifully packaged and travel smart.

All BRYT Serums come in 30ml containers and are packed with botanicals that treat the skin deep down to cellular level.

HealGel

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HealGel was created by a team of leading British plastic and cosmetic surgeons with the help of a renowned award-winning dermatological biochemist. They wanted to create an effective skincare range that was results driven and helped target everyday skin problems.

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This is a limited travel-size collection that features two luxury samples of HealGel Intensive, which is a cooling aqueous gel that instantly absorbs into skin and helps soothe irritations.

This is paired with a sample of HealGel Eye, which helps to diminish the appearance of dark circles, puffiness and fine lines.

Glow Boost Serum

BIO -EXTRACTS’ Glow Boost

BIO-EXTRACTS’ Glow Boost is an intensive skin-illuminating serum that is airtight, travel-friendly and bespoke skincare determined by individual skin’s requirements. It also comes in a very cool-looking medical-looking plunger.

The Glow Boost has a stimulating effect on microcirculation and enables a larger volume of blood to flow closer to the skin surface which brings nutrients and oxygen to the skin, resulting in instantly improved radiance.

Stackable Cosmetics

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Trinny, yes that Trinny, has reinvented herself as a makeup maven and her cosmetics are pretty wonderful – and also happen to be a brilliant travel makeup range.

An entirely cream-based range that uses only the highest quality ingredients and pigments, every product is formulated for fingertip application, has remarkable staying power, and colours are buildable and blendable. Each product snaps together in a smart, simple system called The Stack. Which makes it so perfect to travel with – there will be no need for a huge makeup bag ever again.

The Mini-Mascara

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Benefit makes great mascaras, and their BADgal Mini is no exception.

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A sure-fire way to make your eyes pop, this show-stopping mascara is small but mighty.

The ideal size for your carry on luggage, this mascara makes on-the-go lash touch-ups quick and easy. A cult favourite, the BADgal Lash Mascara works at the roots to boost and intensify, so that lashes look bold and beautiful at every stage of the day.

Crystal Clear Skin Brightening Complex Perfect is great for skin that is vulnerable to summer acne outbreaks as it contains anti-inflammatory agents to calm and soothe problematic skin and prevent dark marks of pigmentation appearing.

Face Friendly SPF

Summer acne caused by SPF is unfortunately rather common – this is a skin friendly SPF that is also beautifully travel-sized. SKN Filter SPF30 is a broad spectrum protection designed with a UVA & UVB filter to protect the skin and shield it from toxins – but not cause summer breakouts.

Boasting a powerful combination of Vitamin E for wrinkles and antioxidants from Vitamin C, it has a handy pump dispenser for on-the-go application.

The Sheet Mask

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London-born beauty brand Skimono is entirely dedicated to sheet masks. They have a great range that currently includes three facial masks, a hand and foot mask. These are all formulated with serums that have natural, effective ingredients to create targeted skincare. The facial masks are fantastic, lightweight and easy to transport way to get skin glowing, and keeping it hydrated and cleansed.

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The Advanced Moisturisation mask is ideal for planes to keep your skin hydrated and glowing when you arrive. Particularly if you’re going long haul. The After Sun+ mask is also a stand-out: a cooling mask, it is the ideal way to boost skin after a long day lying by the pool.

Hair Helpers

The de-tangler

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Hotels all have hair conditioners these days – and they always basically suck. If your hair is anything but wispy thin they never do the job.

This travel-sized beauty detangles and conditions using grape seed oil and provides instantly smoothed, soft, detangled and shiny hair. It is also formulated with Hawaiian awapuhi which prevents moisture loss, and carrot extract – which is a natural UV absorber.

Jet Set Hair Kit

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Philip Kingsley have a range of travel friendly ‘Jet Sets’ which are made for holidays. These sets have a 75ml shampoo and conditioner duo and Kingsley’s dream post wash treatment – the 75ml award winning Elasticizer. All come in a handy clear bag, which you can pop straight away in those security bins to make sailing through the queue a total breeze.Body and Shine Jet Set by Philip Kingsley, £28.50 philipkingsley.co.uk

Hair Mask

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This mask will help even the most frazzled summer hair. Nourishes the scalp and protects against UV damage, helps reverse chemical damage – a must have on holiday.

Bonus – in addition to smoothing and moisturising your hair, it also reduces drying time and speeds up styling time. Also great to care for hair extensions.

Good Scents

The Fragrance Paintbrush

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This ingenious Jo Loves Fragrance Paintbrushes are the mastermind of Jo Malone and are made with a unique gel formula that dries in seconds. They are the ideal travel companions for those who like to take scent with them. Just 18ml, these innovative perfumes come in four scents: the brand’s iconic scent refreshing and energising Pomelo with notes of pomelo, rose and vetiver as well as Red Truffle 21, White Rose & Lemon Leaves and Green Orange and Coriander.

Travel RX

Airplane air is a drag – and apparently, Kourtney Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow don’t travel without these flu fighters.

Altrient Liposomal Vitamin C sachets are bio-available high doses of Vitamin C that boast an impressive 98% absorption rate. Designed to take on the plane, these are perfect for battling that army of germs in the sky.

Bath Oils

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Love a good hotel bath but worried about transporting your favourite bath oils? Worry no more. Treat your mind, body and soul to a skin-pampering experience with this Tisserand travel collection, a beautiful array of uplifting oils.

Made up of the signature fragrances inspired by the most beautiful scenic and sensory spots across the National Trust’s most famous locations – all in 30ml travel friendly sizes.

Travel Candle

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Diptyque Set of Mini Candles are beyond divine. The iconic candle makers offer three of their most popular scents in a travel sized collection.

The three mini-sized candles include Baies, which is their best seller, reminiscent of a gentle breeze, Roses – which is a bouquet of roses and blackcurrant leave and L’Ombre dans l’Eau.Figuier, the warmth of fig wood. Each mini candle is 70g.

A Smooth Shave

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Sample packs are a perfect way to travel with shaving creams and aftershave balms – great for shower shaving. This gorgeous grooming kit comes in a velveteen carry bag and contains 15 different samples – from the West Indian Limes Shaving Cream with lively top notes of Lime, Verbena and Bergamot, to the Trafalgar Aftershave Balm, with notes of Cedar and Sandalwood.

Skin Cream

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Hotels often have skin creams on site but this one is worth making the trip. The scent is literally out of this world and lingers beautifully once applied.

Blushing Grapefruit and Raspberry cream by Hempz is enriched with 100% Pure Natural Hemp Seed Oil, has cucumber extract to calm and soothe skin and its shea butter offers a nice moisture boost. (unfortunately it is a THC free product).